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“I don't agree with the sentiment 'write what you know.'... I think one should wr…” — Cynthia Ozick
I don't agree with the sentiment 'write what you know.'... I think one should write what one doesn't know. The world is bigger and wider and more complex than our small subjective selves. One should prod, goad the imagination.
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